Psychiatry : Walter Edinger, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Medical Ethics

RESEARCH & CLINICAL EXPERTISE: Medical Ethics; Research Ethics

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

·        Bachelor of Business Administration; University of Texas; Austin, Texas; 1981

·        Master of Arts in Philosophy; University of Texas; Austin, Texas; 1985

·        Doctor of Philosophy; University of Texas; Austin, Texas; 1987

·        Clinical Ethics and Ethics Consultations at Medical College of Ohio since September, 1987

·        University of Toledo (Medical University of Ohio) Faculty since 1987

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Journal Reviewer:

·        Theoretical Medicine (general articles), 1987-

·        Journal of Medical Humanities (books), 1987-

·        Medical Humanities Review (books), 1987-

·        Family Medicine (general articles), 1992-

·        Academic Medicine (general articles), 1992-

·        Journal of Family Practice (general articles), 1994-

·        Journal of Clinical Ethics (general articles), 1995-

COMMUNITY SERVICES

·        Perrysburg Board of Education, 1999-present

·        Waterford Commons (Long-term care facility): Institutional Ethics Committee, member, 1990-91

·        Bioethics Network of Ohio (BENO): Board of trustees, member, 1993-97

·        Northwest Ohio Developmental Center: Citizens Advisory Board, 1994-2000

CONSULTATIVE ACTIVITIES

·        Ethics consultation at the Medical University of Ohio, 1987-2006

·        Institutional Ethics Committee at the Northwest Ohio Developmental Center, member, 1990-

·        Institutional Ethics Committee at Firelands Community Hospital, Sandusky, Ohio, member, 1990-

COMMITTEES, MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO

·        Institutional Review Board, alternate, 1987-88

·        Institutional Review Board, member, 1988-

·        Faculty Senate, 1988-92, 1994-

·        Institutional Ethics Committee, 1988-

·        Infant Care Review Committee, 1988-

·        Committee on Determination of Death by Brain Criteria, 1988-95

·        Ad Hoc Committee on Informed Consent, 1988-90

·        Heart Transplantation Patient Selection Committee, alternate, 1988-

·        Subcommittee on the Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course, 1988-91

·        Misconduct Committee, 1990-

·        Conflict of Interest, Chair 2000-

·        Technology Commercialization Oversight Committee, Chair 2001-

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

• 1st and 2nd year Bioethics in School of Medicine
• Clinical Ethics in the  Physician Assistant Program
• Research Ethics in the Graduate Studies Program
• Medical Ethics in the Department of Philosophy

To contact me: walter.edinger@utoledo.edu

Below is a list of selected publications which reflect my research interests:

Journal Articles

Edinger, Walter. "Respect for Donor Choice and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act," The Journal of Medical Humanities, Vol. 11, No. 3, Fall 1990, pp. 135-142.

Edinger, Walter and Skeel, Joy. "Can Brain Criteria for Life Resolve the Abortion Debate?" New Conversations, Summer 1991, pp. 57-62.

Edinger, Walter. "Which Opinion Should the Clinical Ethicist Give: Personal Viewpoint or Professional Consensus?" Theoretical Medicine, 13:23-29, 1992.

Edinger, Walter and Smucker, Douglas. "Outpatients' Attitudes Regarding Advance Directives." The Journal of Family Practice, 35:650-3, 1992.

Edinger, Walter; Bernal, Ellen; Fulton, Gere; Skeel, Joy. "Ohio Hospitals Surveyed on Interplay of PSDA and State Law." Hospital Ethics, May/June 1993, pp. 10-12.

Edinger, Walter. "Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead [excerpt]," by Tom Stoppard, Commentary by Walter Edinger, Furthermore column. Academic Medicine, 68:602-3; August, 1993.

Edinger, Walter. "Expanding Opportunities for Ethics Committees: Residential Centers for the Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled." Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics, 3:225-231, 1994.

Short Stories

Edinger, Walter. "Practicing at Medicine," The Journal of Medical Humanities, Vol. 13, No. 3, Fall 1992, pp. 139-146.

Edinger, Walter. "Eulogy for a Bag Lady." Humane Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 129- 131, April, 1994.

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